Umbrella and cane rack



April 10, 1928.

l. HIRTZ ET AL UMBRELLA AND CANE RACK Filed July 16; l926 Inverzfor'sIsidore h'i/"lz 0/70 Vince/120 011' Va"! Patented Apr. 10, 1928.

UNITED STATESQFPATENT OFFICE,

ISIDORE HIRTZ AND VINCENZO OLIVERI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

UMBRELLA AND- CANE RACK.

Application filed July 16, 1926. Serial no. 122,773.

This invention relates to umbrella and cane racks, and its object is tosecurely support umbrellas and canes or similar appurtenances when notin use. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a device particularlyadapted for use in automobiles, trolley cars, railway coaches and thelike into, which umbrellas or canes may be thrust and held againstinjury through vibration.

WVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will befully set forth in the following specification, claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l, is a side view of therack, showing its normal position when not in use, Figure 2, is a viewsimilar to Figure 1, showing the rack when supporting an umbrella and acane, and

Figure 3, is'a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the rack 10, consisting of'a pair oftapered barrels 11, and 12, is pivotally'supporte'd as at 13 andprovided with an extension 14. The end of the extension 14 is formedwith a loop 15 which aligns axially with the mg the umbrellas and canes.

barrels and cooperates therewith in support- In use the device is placedin position against one wall of the vehicle in which it is to be used sothat its normal positionwill be as shown in Figure 1.

In this position it will be seen that the umbrella-or cane or both maybe loop 15 and into its proper. barrel.

releasing the readily slipped through the Upon article, it will fallunder its own weight into the positionshown in Figure 2, where it willremain until removed by the user.

lVhile the device is particularly adapted for use in moving vehicles andthe like, it

is readily up] suited for us theatres and the like.

aarent that it is equally well e in motion pictures houses,

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment ofthis invention, it is 'to be understood that minor changesin the construction, coin bination and arrangement of parts may be 25A;rack comprising a base plate, a

barrel pivoted thereto, an extension on the barrel for cooperationtherewith'in receiving and holding an article, a hook on the base platefor engagement with the article to hold the same in the barrel andagainst accidental removal, and yieldable means for holding the barrelout ofalignment with the hook when the article is removed from the rack.

ISIDORE HIRTZ. VINCENZO, OLIVERI.

